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19:29

Vehicle is now recovered and both lanes are open again

19:09

Bridge is still closed to high-sided vehicles and caravans

The Humber Bridge Board confirmed the bridge is still closed to high-sided vehicles and caravans

19:07

The southbound carriageway is now clear and open

18:53

Carriageway is still closed

18:30

Cars have been left stranded

18:27

Reports that HGVs are still crossing the bridge

18:20

Humber Bridge working to get traffic moving again

18:18

People are getting out of their cars

Jess Rout said she is stuck in Hessle and it’s “at a standstill”.

She said: “There is a lot of traffic, it’s a good two miles traffic at the moment. Maybe more.

“We are back all the way in Hessle. The queues are really far. We’re right at the bottom of Boothferry Road almost on Hessle Road itself.

“It’s standstill. There’s some people just getting out their cars.”

18:01

Emergency services on the Humber Bridge

17:58

Traffic "worst seen"

One man said: “This is the worst I’ve seen. Traffic isn’t going anywhere I’ve been stuck in the same place for half an hour.”

17:57

Recovery is now taking place

17:55

Both lanes will be closed when recovery arrives on the scene

17:54

Humber Bridge working to recover situation

17:42

Three emergency vehicles on the scene

Our reporter at the scene said: “There looks to be about three emergency service vehicles on the southbound carriageway.

“Traffic moving onto there is moving but it’s absolutely chock-a-block. It’s moving very slowly – it’s going to take a long time for people getting across.”

17:42

Bridge 'may have to be closed for recovery'

Traffic system Inrix, said: “The bridge was briefly closed but police confirm that a lane closure is in place on the bridge southbound following an overturned trailer. The bridge may have to be closed for recovery.

“The bridge remains closed to high sided vehicles due to strong winds.”

17:39

Police issue advice when driving high sided vehicles

17:37

"Traffic is really bad"

One woman, waiting for a connecting stop southbound from Barton said: “I’ve just managed to get on a bus. I thought it would take hours because I saw about the overturned van on the news. The bus driver said traffic was very bad.”

17:25

Traffic has stopped on the bridge

One man said: “Traffic has stopped. I can see blue flashing lights.”

17:24

Traffic at the scene

17:17

The incident is affecting traffic between Hessle and Barton-Upon-Humber

Traffic system Inrix said: “A15 Humber Bridge Southbound closed, queueing traffic due to overturned van towing a trailer between A63 (North Ferriby) and A1077 (Barton-Upon-Humber). The bridge is closed southbound following an overturned trailer. Emergency vehicles are at the scene. Affecting traffic heading between Hessle and Barton.”

17:14

People have been left 'terrified' by the high winds on the bridge

17:14

Humberside Fire and Rescue confirm a trailer has gone over

A spokesperson for Humberside Fire and Rescue said: “One lane of the bridge is open. It was a van with a trailer that has blown over on the carriageway.”

17:13

Humber Fastcat has been diverted

One man said: “My mother in law is on it, she said a pliceman got on and told them it would be diverted.”

17:12

Emergency services

Emergency services are on the scene on the southbound carriageway on the bridge